Treatment of sore throats : antibiotic prescriptions and throat cultures for children under 18 years of age, 2002-2004 (average annual) / Steven R. Machlin and Kelly Carper.
| Author/creator | Machlin, Steven R. |
| Other author | Carper, Kelly. |
| Other author | United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. |
| Other author | Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (U.S.) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Rockville, Md.] : Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, [2006] |
| Description | [7] p. : digital, PDF file |
| Supplemental Content | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS102504 |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Antibiotic prescriptions and throat cultures for children under 18 years of age, 2002-2004 (average annual) |
| Series | Statistical brief ; #137 Statistical brief (Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (U.S.)) ; #137. ^A788249 |
| Abstract | This Statistical Brief uses data from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) to examine the percentages of children under 18 years of age for whom, within the past 12 months, 1) contact was made with a doctor or other health professional primarily regarding a serious sore throat, 2) an antibiotic was prescribed for those who contacted a health professional, and 3) a throat swab was administered before prescribing an antibiotic. Variations in these three measures are examined by selected demographic characteristics and insurance status. |
| General note | Title from title screen (viewed Sept. 18, 2008). |
| General note | "August 2006." |
| General note | GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: Internet from the MEPS AHRQ web site. Address as of 9/18/2008: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data%5Ffiles/publications/st137/stat137.pdf; current access available via PURL. |
| GPO item number | 0491-B-41 (online) |
| Govt. docs number | HE 20.6517/10:137 |